Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.
AJAHN CHAHIf you reflect in this way, you will have peace. Wherever you are, you will have this attitude of practice with you constantly.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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The sound is just sound, why should you go and grab it? You see that actually it was you who went out and disturbed the sound.
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A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. I asked when anger arose whose anger it was. She said it was hers.
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I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it – incredibly.
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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You should settle the issue right there. One who runs away from suffering out of fear is the most foolish person of all. He will simply increases his stupidity endlessly.
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If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.
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Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.
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Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things.
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All religions are like different cars all moving in the same direction. People who don’t see it have no light in their hearts.
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If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.
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To practice Dhamma means to observe and examine oneself.
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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Wisdom is in yourself, just like a sweet ripe mango is already in a young green one.
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Time is our present breath.
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Steady practice is keeping mindful in every posture, whether sitting, walking, standing or lying down.
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